Macduff

Macduff (1028-) was a Scottish noble who held the title of Thane of Fife. Macduff was the man responsible for restoring King Malcolm III of Scotland to the throne and slaying Macbeth of Scotland in battle.

Biography
Macduff was born in 1028, and he was delivered via caesarian section. He was the Thane of Fife in eastern Scotland, and he was loyal to the royal family of King Duncan I of Scotland. In 1040, when Duncan was murdered at his castle, Macduff believed that Macbeth, Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, was responsible for his killing after Macbeth stated that he had killed the king's two drunken guards, his scapegoats for the murder. Macduff decided to be absent from Macbeth's coronation at Scone, arousing Macbeth's suspicions. Macbeth bribed one of his servants to keep an eye on him, but Macduff would later slip away to England to meet up with Prince Malcolm. Macduff managed to convince Malcolm to reclaim the throne after Malcolm tested him with several questions, and Macduff and Malcolm returned to Scotland at the head of an English army. Macbeth duelled Macduff during the fighting at Dunsinane, believing a prophecy that "no man born of woman could kill him". However, Macduff revealed that he was untimely ripped from the womb through caesarian section, and he proceeded to kill and behead Macbeth. Macduff presented the head to Malcolm, and the Scottish thanes pledged allegiance to their new king.